Though this section is primarily a "travel guide" to Britain's cities, towns and villages, it also looks at anything else to do with a specific town or city (other than London). It includes, for example, the interesting "man and town" series from the English Illustrated Magazine, which looks at a particular peer and the town with which he is associated or responsible for (e.g., Lord Burton and Burton-on-Trent). Hence, here you'll find articles on industrial towns, the economics of key cities, and more. Towns are listed alphabetically; towns in Scotland, Wales and Ireland will be found on those pages. (London, of course, has a section all its own!)

Birmingham - An Object Lesson in Municipal Government, by George F. Parker (Century Magazine, 1897A)

Showing how public affairs are conducted in the city of Birmingham (UK).

Blackpool of Today, by John Hyde (Windsor Magazine, 1896B)

Bosham - An Artist's Haunt (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1892)

Boston: The Capital of the Fens, by John E. Locking (English Illustrated Magazine, 1892A)

Bournemouth, The Attractions of, by J.T. Garrish (Windsor Magazine, 1896B)

Brighton (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Burton-on-Trent, Lord Burton and - The Man and the Town, by Frederick Dolman (English Illustrated Magazine, 1895A)

Chidingstone - A Holiday Ramble Through Hever and Chidingstone (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1881)

Coventry, The City of (Demorest, 1879)

Derwentwater, Keswick, and Grange (North Country Lore & Legend 1890)

Devizes (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Devoran [Cornwall], Walks About (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1881)

Dover (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Dunster and Its Castle, by Graham Wallas (English Illustrated Magazine, 1892A)

"Dunster is a considerable village in the west of Somersetshire."

Durham - A Cheap Autumn Excursion (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1881)

Durham, The City of, by J.R. Boyle (North Country Lore & Legend 1890)

Eastbourne - A Gem of the South Downs, by William Lacey (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1886)

Epsom - Recollections of Epsom and the Derby, by "Vigilant" of The Sportsman (English Illustrated Magazine, 1892A)

Eynsford - Holidays in Kent: Eynsford and Lullingstone (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1880)

Farringford - A Poet's Country (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1889)

A town on the Isle of Wight, which was for many years the home of Tennyson.

Gloucester - Musical England: The Gloucester Festival, by F. Klickmann (Windsor Magazine, 1898B)

Grange - Derwentwater, Keswick, and Grange (North Country Lore & Legend 1890)

Grasmere - In Wordsworth's Country, by John Burroughs (Century Magazine, 1884A)

Harefield, A Pilgrimage to, by E. Walford (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1882)

Harrogate - Two Famous Yorkshire Towns (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1883)

Haslemere as a Literary Centre, by Charles T. Bateman (Windsor Magazine, 1898B)

A favorite haunt of Tennyson and other literary lights.

Hastings (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Hawarden, the Home of the Gladstones, by Archibald Cromwell (Windsor, 1897A)

Henley - Round Henley Regatta Reach, by Roderick MacKenzie (English Illustrated Magazine, 1892A)

This article looks primarily at the history of Fawley Manor, which was the scene of an intriguing case of poisoning.

Hever - A Holiday Ramble Through Hever and Chidingstone (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1881)

Hinton St. George - The Home of the Earls Poulett, by Clotilda Marson (Girl's Own Paper, 1899)

Hull, Mr. C.H. Wilson, MP, and: The Man and the Town, by Frederick Dolman (English Illustrated Magazine, 1895B)

Hythe - A Quaint Corner of Old England (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1882)

Ightham, A Holiday Visit to (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1880)

Ilfracombe [Devon] (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Ipswich, Picturesque, by E. Chapman (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1894)

Jarrow-on-Tyne, Sir Charles Palmer and: The Man and the Town, by Frederick Dolman (English Illustrated Magazine, 1895A)

Keswick - Derwentwater, Keswick, and Grange (North Country Lore & Legend 1890)

Knaresborough - Two Famous Yorkshire Towns (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1883)

Leamington Spa - The Centre of England: The Story of a Famous Spa, by Harry Golding (Windsor Magazine, 1899B)

Liverpool (Godey's, 1833)

Liverpool - The Amateur Parliament in Liverpool, by J. Quail (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1880)

Liverpool - The Shipping Centre of the World, by Robert Machray (Windsor Magazine, 1899B)

Lowestoft (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Lullingstone - Holidays in Kent: Eynsford and Lullingstone (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1880)

Lynmouth - In the English Switzerland (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1884)

Lynton, by J. Finnemore (The Strand, 1898B)

Manchester - The Manchester Ship Canal (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1889)

Manchester, Modern (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1894)

Margate (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Middlesbrough - Ironopolis and Its People (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1889)

The iron works of Middlesbrough on the Tee.

Newcastle and Its Bridges (North Country Lore & Legend 1890)

New Filey - A Nineteenth Century Holiday Resort, by Edwin Goadby (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1884)

Newmarket, In and About (The Strand, 1891B)

The thoroughbred racing center of England.

Norwich, The City of (Leisure Hour, 1868)

Norwich, Mr. J.J. Colman, MP, and: The Man and the Town, by Frederick Dolman (English Illustrated Magazine, 1895B)

Otford, A Holiday Visit to (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1881)

Oxford - see All About Oxford

Parkgate - A Forgotten Watering-Place (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1887)

Penshurst, A Holiday Visit to (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1881)

Ramsgate (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Reading, Mr. George Palmer, JP, and: The Man and the Town, by Frederick Dolman (English Illustrated Magazine, 1895B)

Romsey - A Summer Ramble (Leisure Hour, 1860)

Ryde, Isle of Wight (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Rye, Round About (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1882)

Scarborough, Yorkshire (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Stony Stratford - A Historic Corner of a Historic Country, by W.J. Lacey (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1885)

Sunderland, The Town and Port of (North Country Lore & Legend 1890)

Sundridge, A Holiday Visit to (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1881)

Tilbury, The New Docks at (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1886)

Troy Town Revisited (English Illustrated Magazine, 1895A)

Tyneside Folk (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1887)

Wapping-on-Thames, by W.W. Jacobs (Windsor Magazine, 1897B)

Wells - The City of Wells, and Its Romantic Surroundings, by H.W. Brewer (Girl's Own Paper, 1896)

Weston-Super-Mare (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Weymouth (Cassell's Family Paper, 1860)

Whitstable - The Capital of Oyster Land (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1888)

Winchester, In and About (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1882)

Windsor and Its Historic Associations (Art Journal, 1858)

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Holiday Haunts: Ilfracombe, Margate, Newquay, Bridlington, Sandown and Ramsgate, by Wilfrid Klickmann (Windsor Magazine, 1897B)

Holiday Haunts: Scarborough, Brighton, Weymouth & Falmouth, by Wilfrid Klickmann (Windsor Magazine, 1898B)

Some Historic City Gates and Barriers, by George A. Wade (Windsor Magazine, 1902A)

See also

• London

• Scotland

• Wales

• Ireland